Edwin R. Taylor

EDWIN R. TAYLOR (b. 1952), a native of Fenton, Michigan, comes from a family of musicians, his father a retired church musician, his mother a former soloist and member of the choir, and his younger sister a teacher/conductor/trombonist/arranger. Mr. Taylor earned both his Bachelor's Degree in Church Music and his Master's Degree in Organ Performance from Westminster Choir College, Princeton, New Jersey, where he studied with, among others, Joseph Flummerfelt, John and Helen Kemp, George Markey, Donald McDonald, Warren Martin, Robert Simpson, and David Stanley York. In twenty-five years serving church music ministries in New Jersey, Michigan, Florida and Connecticut, Mr. Taylor has become a skilled and in-demand choral and orchestral conductor; published composer and arranger; organist, pianist and accompanist; and concert series designer, director and fund-raiser.
Mr. Taylor is also an FAA-licensed pilot; is married to Faith A. Ferry, a professional soprano, teacher and conductor; and the couple have three grown children. Mr. Taylor's hobbies include directing musicals, flying, traveling, cooking, inventing games, and photography.